Israel Vazquez is best known for his brutal series of fights against Rafael Marquez — four thrilling bouts that produced two consecutive Fights of the Year. Here, Vazquez rates Marquez along with the best of the rest he faced in his title-winning career.

Fans are welcome to witness the kick-off press conferences for the May 9 Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland showdown on Tuesday, March 3, at Minute Maid Park in Houston, where the fight takes place, and at The Aztec Theatre in San Antonio.

Is there any merit to the ‘Fighter A beats fighter B beats fighter C’ theory? Can it be applied to the May 2 super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao? Michael Woods asked Freddie Roach these very questions.

This Saturday, NBC kicks off its “Premier Boxing Champions” series with a welterweight bout between Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero. Anson Wainwright recently caught up with “The Ghost” to get his thoughts on the fight.

First “Mr. HBO,” then “Mr. Showtime” and now “Mr. NBC,” Adrien Broner says his new network-TV home is where he’ll begin his new push to be a star, beginning with John Molina on the inaugural edition of “Premier Boxing Champions” on March 7.

Bernd Bonte, the CEO of Klitschko Management Group, wasn’t impressed with Tyson Fury’s eighth-round stoppage of Christian Hammer over the weekend but he recognizes the British heavyweight contender’s marketability as a future challenger for RING champ Wladimir Klitschko.

After clocking out as coach for his basketball team in the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao flew to Los Angeles to begin training for Floyd Mayweather Jr., and things kicked off immediately with some trash-talking between the two camps.

Tyson Fury’s measured eighth-round stoppage of Christian Hammer on Saturday in London adds further credence to the idea that the once-laughable Englishman is now one of the best heavyweights in the world. The fight was tune-up ahead of a projected title shot against either Wladimir Klitschko or Deontay Wilder.

A turbo charged home support cheered on unbeaten Belfast hero Carl Frampton as he successfully defended his IBF junior featherweight title for the first time with a fifth-round technical knockout over Chris Avalos on Saturday.

Pablo Cesar Cano had his heavy hands full with Juan Carlos Abreu but the young veteran’s experience was the difference in a competitive and entertaining 10-round welterweight main event at Fantasy Springs Casino on Friday. Cano won a majority decision by scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95.